Manufacturers are your friends. They will assist you with just about any equipment related problem. They will provide you with incentives. Some manufactures will give away trips if you sell a certain number of their product. Some will give you product discounts or rebates on product. Some will even give you product. All of these different manufacturer incentives work to keep your overhead low and your profit higher. Take full advantage of them. The following is a list of the most frequent manufacturers you will encounter.

A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co.
531 N. 4th Street
Tipp City, OH 45371
(800) 543-9450

Advantage Electric Motors
624 B Street
Tustin, CA 92780
(800) 636-8866
Manufacturer of pumps, motors and filters, service carts and vacuum systems.

American Products - NOW Pentair Pool Products
10951 W. Los Angeles Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93020
(805) 523-2400
Manufacturer of pool, spa & jetted tube equipment, including pumps, filters, skimmers, lights, drains & fittings.

NPT Pool Tile & Stone – Available through most SCP & Superior Branches
2840 Miraloma Avenue
Anaheim CA 92806
Manufacturer of tile and stone products.

Guardian Pool Fence Systems, Inc.
14715 Aetna St.
Van Nuys, CA 91411, USA
Phone: (818) 767-7233 or (800) 366-SAFE
Fax: (818) 908-9088

G.E. Motors & Industrial Systems
1635 Broadway
Fort Wayne, IN 46801
(219) 439-3383
Manufacturer of electric motors & Accessories.

Hayward Pool Products
2875 Pomona Blvd
Pomona, CA 91791
(909) 594-1600
Manufacturer of pumps, filters, heaters, automatic pool cleaners, skimmers, chemical feeders, drains, control valves, lights & accessories.

Kreepy Krauley – NOW Pentair Pool Products
10951 W Los Angeles Ave
Moorpark CA 93020
(800) 831-7133
Manufacturer of automatic pool cleaning systems.

Letro Products – NOW Pentair Pool Products
10951 W Los Angeles Ave
Moorpark CA 93020
(800) 831-7133
Manufacturer of automatic pool cleaners and replacement parts.

PacFab Inc – NOW Pentair Pool Produts
1620 Hawkins Avenue
Sanford, NC 27330
(919) 774-4151
Manufacturer of pool motors & spa pumps, filters, skimmers, heaters, lights, control units & accessories.

Raypak
31111 Agoura Road
Westlake Village, Ca. 91361
(818) 889-1500
Manufacturer of pool and spa heaters.

Teledyne Laars/Jandy Industries – NOW Zodiac Pool Systems
2620 Commerce Way
Vista CA 92081
(800) 822-7933

While this is not a complete list of the manufacturers of pool products and supplies, it does give you a good start.

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